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noun
Existence; the condition of a thing that is.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the state or fact of existing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: being, existence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: state
Narrower terms: actuality, eternity, timelessness, timeless existence, preexistence, coexistence, subsistence, presence, life, animation, living, aliveness, transcendence, transcendency, possibility, possibleness
History
Calque of German Seiendheit, equivalent to English being + -ness. Occasionally also used to translate German Sein (“being”).
